Here's the two part S-Arena video digest for the Nov. 8 Ibuki show at Korakuen Hall in front of 965 fans. As Mariko Yoshida announced, Ibuki will go on hiatus. There will be a show on Feb. 11 but things are uncertain after that. Yoshida addressed the crowd but said nothing. S-Ovation posted on their website that she's not retiring but has no schedule for her next match. I'm not buying it but they'll all have to come clean eventually. We get to see clips from all the matches on the show. The opener has Ryo Mizunami, Hiren & Yukari Ishino from Sendai Girls against Esui, Makoto & Kazumi Shimouna. The Mongolian Esui may be the one most adversely affected by Ibuki's possible closure. She's a big girl but very awkward. You can see she almost fell off the top turnbuckle. BTW, Esui sings. She just released a CD. Next is Nanae Takahashi vs Shuu Shibutani. Would you believe both of them are 30 years old? Takahashi is very generous and makes her look very good. Kyoko Kimura & Tomoka Nakagawa of Revolution Amandora return from Mexico to face Yoshiko Tamura & Ayumi Kurihara. Sakura Emi sucessfully defends her ICEx60 Title against Misaki Ohata. Ohata looks pretty good. But like Takahashi, Emi is very generous and I think it's a good idea to match Ohata up with her. Kaori Yoneyama & Tojuki Leon of JWP face Ray & Natsuki*Taiyo of Passion Red. You'll notice Natsuki is wearing new gear. Lots of high flying in this one. Looks like a lot of fun. The second video is devoted to the main event. It's a 2 of 3 falls match between Atsuko Emoto and Hiroyo Matsumoto. You'll notice that Emoto got a new *ahem* hairdo in Mexico. It's unfortunate that Ibuki isn't on TV and this match will likely be clipped on DVD because this match really delivers. Hiroyo just turned 25 on Friday and she's clearly the best young wrestler in joshi. And you'll notice her right ankle is heavily taped. She's already getting pushes in NEO and OZ so she's well on her way to being a big star in the joshi business. Based on the clips, I would love to see the entire match. So it looks like a pretty good show. It's just sad that Ibuki may end. Enjoy the videos!
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